BELC Company GHG Reduction Targets

Many of our BELC companies have greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. Some of these companies have achieved their targets and are currently evaluating new goals, while other companies are considering first-time targets. To learn more about the process of GHG target-setting, read our report Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets (pdf).[1]

ü Achieved Targets o In Progress

Air Products and Chemicals

oAn additional 7 percent reduction in energy consumption at our large air separation units per quantity of gas produced by 2015.

oAn additional 7 percent reduction in fuel and feedstock consumption per quantity of hydrogen produced at our hydrogen, carbon monoxide and synthesis gas plants by 2015.

oReduce CO2emissions from its production activities by 20 percent from 2007 levels by 2015 emissions by 10 percent from 2005 levels by 2011.

oReduce its CO2 emissions from its new European passenger fleet by 30 percent from 2007 levels by 2016

oReduce the fuel consumption by heavy-duty commercial vehicles by an average 20 percent per ton-kilometer by 2020 compared to the base year of 2005.

Delta Airlines

üImprove CO2e per RTM (revenue-ton mile, i.e. one payload of passengers or cargo transported one mile) by 10 percent from 2000 levels by 2010. Actual improvement was 28.2 percent.

oDelta will set a new goal for 2015.

Dominion

üIn 2010, slightly more than half (56 percent) of Dominion’s total electricity production was fossil-fired. The rest was carbon-free nuclear and renewable energy.

üBetween 2000-2010, we reduced the average CO2 emissions rate per unit of output at our generation fleet by about 21 percent, while fleet capacity grew significantly. Dominion attributes this achievement to the balance and diversity of our fuel mix, combined with sustained productivity improvements at our power stations and a growing reliance on conservation and efficiency programs. Dominion expects its carbon intensity to continue to decline as the pieces of its climate change strategy fall into place in the coming years.

üSince 2000, Dominion has added over 2,600 MW of non-emitting nuclear generation and over 3,500 MW of new lower-emitting natural gas-fired generation

oDominion is proceeding with expanding the DSM program, a community solar program, and demonstration of smart grid technologies.

oDominion has announced the retirement or conversion of 2,668 MW of coal fired power generation

Dow Chemical

oReduce global intensity (Btu/lb) of its operations by 25 percent by 2015 based on a 2005 baseline.

oReduce GHG intensity 2.5 percent per year from 2005 to 2015.

DTE Energy

üReduce or offset power plant CO2 emissions by 5 percent from 1999 levels by 2005.

oReduce CO2 emissions intensity (tons/megawatthour) of its electricity generation three to five percent from a 2000-2002 levels by 2012

Duke Energy

oReduce the carbon intensity (tons of CO2 emitted per net megawatt-hour of electricity produced) of the total generation fleet from 0.63 in 2005 to 0.50 by 2020.

oReduce total global GHG emissions of Duke's US generation fleet by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020.

oReduce the GHG emissions from HP-owned and HP-leased facilities 20% below 2005 levels by 2013 on an absolute basis. HP has set an interim target to reduce the energy consumption in its facilities by 7% (the remaining percentage in this goal) below 2008 levels by the end of 2010.

oReduce the energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of all its products to 40 percent below 2005 levels by the end of 2011

oThe company expects to meet California’s requirement that 20 percent of electric sales come from qualifying renewable energy resources, which emit no or minimal GHG emissions, by 2010.

oPG&E has customer energy efficiency savings goals for the three year period 2010 to 2012 of 3,100 GWh.

oPG&E has customer energy efficiency savings goals for the three year period 2010 to 2012 of 48.9 million therms.

oReduce energy use at PG&E offices and service yards by 25 percent from 2009 levels by 2014

oAdminister the California Solar Initiative, part of a statewide program to install 3,000 megawatts of new customer-owned solar by 2017.

oSign contracts for 1,360,777 million metric tons of greenhouse emission reductions by 2011 for ClimateSmart program customers. As of the end of 2009, the ClimateSmart program has successfully contracted for almost 1.2 million metric tons of GHG emission reductions.

oDevelop up to 500 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) power by 2010

PNM Resources

oReduce CO2 emissions, or equivalents, by 7 percent per megawatt hour from 2002 levels by 2009.

oObtain 10 percent of total energy comes from renewable sources by 2011 and 20 percent by 2020.

Rio Tinto

üReduce on-site GHG emissions per ton of product by 4.8 percent from 1990 levels by 2001.

oReduce total GHG emissions per ton of product by 4 percent from 2003 levels by 2008.

oReduce energy use per ton of product by 5 percent from 2003 levels by 2008.

oReduceGHG emissions per unit of commodity production in by six percent from 2008 levels by 2013. Further reduce GHG emissions per unit of commodity production by 4 percent by 2015

Royal Dutch/Shell

üReduceGHG emissions from operations by 10 percent from 1990 levels by 2002.